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Served By Leased Wire Of The ^ ^ RFM7MRER s?s tlmuujtmt ftturtmuj £>tnx zz V0I . 7.J—NOJ52---WILMINGTON, N. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1941 FINAL EDITION ESTABLISHED 1867.' PRIME MINISTER CHURCHILL ARRIVES A T WHITE HOUSE ON SECRECYJ^OUDED TRIP TO DISCUSS ALLIED WAR COUNCIL WnL FDR; JAPS STALLED IN PHILIPPINES MacArthur Declares Americans ‘Have Situation Well In Hand’ BRAVE HONG KONG GARRISON HOLDS Tokyo Admits Embattled Troops Still Sticking By Guns LONDON Dec. 22. —(#)— The lines for a grim struggle for Sin gapore took shape tonight in the jungles of northern Malaya, but Britain’s heart still was with the embattled defenders of Hong Kcng', sticking defiantly by their gun; in the face of a seemingly hopeless fate. (A Central Chinese news service dispatch from Chung king said the British embassy had been informed that the Japanese had “made no sub stantial gain in the last 24 hours” at Hong Kong, and that Chinese troops still were attacking near Shumchun on the Canton-Kowloon mainland railway in an effort tc relieve the island garrison. (The dispatch said the Japa nese suffered 15,000 casualties (Continued on rage Two; Col. 5) -V HDERS QUIT BAY SHIPYARDS Hillman Brands Walkout ‘Shocking Disloyalty* To U. S. Government SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22.—UP' -Soldiers, armored cars, police, and counter-picket lines confront ed welders today as nearly 500 workers walked out of eight San Francisco Bay shipyards and a magnesium plant in an inter-un. ion dispute. Picket-lines here were the only response to a call for a nation wide strike by the United Welders, Cutters and Helpers, to force rec ognition of their independent or poization. h Washington, Sidney Hillman, associate director of OPM, said fet "when American ships are ™g sunk and enemy subs lurk efc our shores, the strike of some ’elders in West coast shipyards a shocking act of disloyalty to »e nation.” The 495 strikers represented ™wt a fifth of the 2,578 em koyed in the nine plants, reported Jean Jer.nings of the Office of emergency management’s division of information. Three hundred failed to report (Continued on rage Three; Col. 1) -V t S. MINISTFR DIBS Washington, Dec. 22.— urn — he United States minister to Ru Bania, Franklin Mott Gunther, 56. ,lei1 at Bucharest this morning af 5 an ikness of some weeks, t.he '-‘■it?- department was informed to aight. Tanks and Heavy Artillery Already Engaged In Stopping Invaders In Lingayen Area; Coastal Guns Rout Troop Transports MANILA, Tuesday, Dec. 23.—(/P)—A heavy force of Japanese sea-borne troops, supported by airplanes, landed yesterday at Santo Tomas on the Gulf of Lingayen north west of here, but Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s headquarters announced that American defenders had the situation “well in nana. American tanks and artillery immediately went into action be tween Santo Tomas ana Damor tis, a, town several miles south of the landing place. (Wasmngton already had an nounced that the lighting cen tered in the 20-rniit- coastal stretch along the gulf north ward to Agoo. which is just nerth of Santo Tomas.) The Army communique said: “The engagement yesterday oc curred in the vicinity of Santo Tomas, La Union province. Latest reports indicate our troops are holding a position north of Damor tis. The enemy was very active in the air yesterday. Numerous places were bombed and the ground 'attack was supported by aircraft.’" It still was not known whether the Japanese had been able to bring any considerable amount of equipment ashore Although American tanks al ready haa gone into action, it also was net clear whether the. Japa nese intended to unload all of the 80 transports in hiingayen gulf, or (Continued on Page Two; Col. 3) -v APPLICATION MADE FOR NEW BUILDING Commissioners Place Ban t On Shooting Fireworks In New JIanover County A potion to apply for a federal grant for a new clty-countv board of health building was passed anini mously by the New Hanover county board of commissioners (Monday afternoon. The grant of some $50,000 will be used to construct a two-story build ing with a large basement. No loca tion has been decided upon, but the lot just back of the courthouse and a place near James Walker Memo rial hospital are under consideration. Placing of the building near the hospital, still was under discussion Monday and a committee to be com posed of members of the board of health, the county commissioners and hospital authorities was ap pointed to study the question. The commissioners, at the request of Chairman Addison Hewlett, sr., voted to refuse permission to any one to sell or shoot firecrackers in New Hanover county. An ordinance now is on the county statutes where (Con tin lied on Page Two; Col. 4) war Must Not Destroy [Our ChildrenJoy! The White Banners of the Christ, who cherished 1 men, are enfolding this nation in love and kindness as a new Christmas draws upon us. True, we are at war; at war to protect those.very Wecepts for which the Son of God so gladly gave His me that there might be peace on earth and good-will mward men. » But, the war has not yet sruck at our very roots, Uui' armed services are on watch; some of our soldiers and sailors in far-flung outposts have died in line of haty to their country. Still, America and Wilmington have not yet felt me full horror of modern warfare. Christmas still comes to us, robed in shining rai ment of love and faith, of charity and kindness. We smill not cower in our arms to shelter them as best we may from the death that rains down from the skies 0ver less fortunate peoples. God grant that it may never be so, but we can- - n°t foretell what another Christmas will bring to our shores. f So, let us not falter in our ^determination to make mis Christmas of 1941 the happiest, brightest and mer riest ever for our unfortunate children. We have many of them h'ere in Wilmington, to u'hom the birthday of the Christ Child will be empty •md meaningless, unless we who have 'been favored V tCttntint'Ml An Pare Two, Col. 4) TANKER ATTACKED OFF WEST COAST Clever Maneuvering Helps Vessel To Escape; Planes Drop Depth Charges SANTA BARBARA Calif., Dec. 22. —(ffl— An enemy submarine launched tnree torpedoes at the Standard Oil tanker H. M. Storey today, but the merican ship es caped damage by clever maneu vering. The Coast Guard said this at tack, the fifth thy Axis sub-sur face craft off the California coast since Dec. 11, <>ok place about two miles out frc n Point Arguello, of Santa Barbara. With field glasses, several per sons were able .a-watch* the at tempt of the subn arine to scuttle the 10,000-ton tanker, southbound on its normal rui.. When the sub .-rleashed its first torpedo and missed its mark, the tanker sent up a heavy smoke screen and started a zig-zag course behind the dense curtain. Navy planes s.*on appeared in response to an SOb end dropped depth charges that rocked the coast for miles. A seaplane alight ed within a short time at the side of the tanker. Later, with her aerial escorts, she proceeded (Continued on Pagre Two; Col. 3) _\7__ AMERICAN JAILED IN SABOTAGE ACT Boston Navy Ward Worker Arrested For Trying To ‘Blow Up’ Building BOSTON, Dec. 22— (A*)—A 42-year old American - born Navy yard worker was arrested today by Fed eral agents on charges of sabotage, including the cutting of a power cable by means of which, a U. S. attorney said, he hoped to “blow up” a shop in which naval construc tion was taking place. The prisoner. William Patrick Col lins, who said he was a native of Cleveland, O., and had been working in the Navy yard here for 16 years, first pleaded guilty to a charge of “injuring, interfering with and ob structing the national defense by cutting a cable used in connection with the operation of an acetylene cutting machine being used in the (Boston) Navy yard.” Charging that the alleged cutting of the cable had taken place on Dec. 8—the day the United States de clared war on Japan—U. S. Attorney Edmund J. Brandon urged the court to set the highest possible bail on Collins, who was arrested today while he was*at worft. -V WEATHER HAptir act ■ NORTH CAROLINA and SOUTH CAROLINA — Rain and warmer Tuesday. (Meteorological data for the 24 hours ending 7:30 p. m. yesterday): (By U. S. Weather Bureau) Temperature: 1:30 a. m.,39; 7:30 a. m. 38; 1:30 p. m. 54; 7:30 p. m. 52; maximum 55; min imum 37; mean 48; normal 48. Humidity: 1:30 a. m. 74; 7:30 a. m. 62; 1:30 p. m. 63; 7:30 p. m. 83. Precipitation: _Total for the 24 hours ending 7:30 p. m., 0.00 inches; total since the first of the month, 1.88 inches. Tides For Today: (From Tide'Tables published by U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey): High Low Wilmington -.- 1:20a. 8:34a. 1:30p. 9:04p. Masonboro Inlet -11:44a. 5:18a. _p. 5:54p. Sunrise 7:15a; sunset 5:08a; moonrise tl :13a; moonset 11:01p. Cape Fear river staVe at Fayette ville at 8 a. m„ Dec. 22, 9.90 feet. fCaatinoid on Paga^ffour: CoL 51 - DARNED CLEVER, THESE AMERICANS U. S. Army ingenuity makes most of a bad situation. Jap attack which wrecked part of Army air base at Hickam Field, Oahu island, provided the main part of this anti-aircraft machine-gun nest from which American soldiers fight back. It’s made of the engines of a plane wrecked by Japs and table from damaged barracks. (Offi cial U. S. Army Signal Corps photo from NEA.) British Force Invade Tripolitania In Pursuit Of Fleeing Axis Armies METERS TO BEGI& OPERATION TODAY Instructions On Parking Under New System Re leased By Wallace Wilmington motorists, for the first time, will pay cash to park in the downtown district Tuesday morning when the parking meters are put into acLon. However, some 01 the meters were ready to go Monday after noon and a number of drivers slipped coins inrr. the slots. Meters will be out into oper ation on other streets as they are set up, City Manager James G. Wallace said Monday. In an effort to c’ear up misap prehensions, the at* manager is sued a comprencnsive statement covering their use. Streets on wnich the meters will be in use Tuesday morning are: Front st., from Dock to Wal-. nut. Second st., from Market to Grace Third st., from Princess to Grace Market from Water to Third. Princess st., i'rom Front to * Third, Chestnut st., from Front to Third. Grace st., from Front to Third * Meter rents are 12 minutes parking for one cent or 6C min utes parking for r, nickle. On all streets except Market, the legal way to park is parallel to the curb, inside the white line, and with the headlights of the (Continued on Page Two; Col. 3) _V_ General Smith Warns Davis Personnel To Obey Blackout Rules The commanding general at Camp Davis, Maj. Gen. Fred eric H. Smith, has ordered all personnel to obey faithfully blackout instructions in Wil mington, and has reprimanded personnel who failed to comply in last week’s test. An order Monday indicated that individuals from Camp Davis ignored directions of guards and, in one case, flatly refused to obey. General Smith ordered as follows: “Reprehensible in a civilian inhabitant, such conduct by a member of the military indi cates a lack of judgment and discipline which merits correc tive action. Such action will be taken in any case reported. “Wardens and fjuards are be ing requested io report to Camp Davis headquarters the names of any officers, warrant officers or enlisted men failing to comply promptly with black out regulations or guard or ders.” Steadily Gaining Red Troops Push Nazis Out Of Countless Towns On Vast Front CAIRO, Egypt, Dec. 22.—(IP)—A British desert-patrol, plunging 150 miles westward into Tripolitania, was reported officially tonight to have wiped out an Axis garrison and air base in a brilliant move to trap the main German and Italian forces in flight near Bengasi, far to the East. Gen. Erwin von Kc.mmel s main’ panzer troops w?re reported beat ing a hasty retreat toward Age dabia, south .of Bengasi, with British troops a I their heels, while Italian rear-guards tried to check the British only 25 miles east of Bengasi at El Aha. These rear guards were becir pressed back, the British said. This action pu, the British 450 miles beyond the Egyptian fron tier and almost half way to Trip-' oli, the main Axis Libyan base, whose capture w~uld be a death blow to Premier Mussolini’s shat tered empire, arm would place Al lied forces in contact with French North Africa. The British did not name the site of the demo, shed base, but the distance suggested that it was at Sirte or nearoy on the Bengasi Tripoli coastal highway. This advance force apparently was the one wn.ch early in this offensive cut straight across the Libyan desert to J.e Gulf of Sirte. The British ha"e not mentioned it for weeks. The dispatches indicated that the Italians in Clrenaica were doing nearly all the real-guard fighting, with the German- desperately try ing to salvage tneir mechanized equipment in a retreat into Tripol itania. Northeast of Bengasi, - British units swept into Cirene and Ap polonia. about 50 miles west of Derna on the coast. Axis troops (Continued on Page Three; Col. 6) -V Roosevelt, Jr., Unaware Of Stork’s Second Visit WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. — UP) — Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., an en sign on duty somewhere at sea, has not yet learned that he is the father uf a second son, born yesterday in Philadelphia. The ensign s mother disclosed this today. She said she planned to go see her latest grandchild within a few- days. -V NAZI BATTLESHIPS BELIEVED TRAPPED RAF Reports Direct Bomb Hits On Drydock Gates At Harbor Of Brest LONDON, Dec. 22.—(A>)—A direct bomb-hit on the gates of the dry dock at Brest, France, in an RAF daylight raid Dec. 18 is believed to have trapped the 26,000-ton German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneise nau in the docks and damaged them anew, the air ministry news service reported tonight. It said aerial photographs also gave Reason to believe, “although the confusion of smoke precludes a certainty, that a heavy bomb has fallen amidship and penetrated the deck of the Scharnhorst.” In addition, the service announced, it Is “quite certain that a heavy armor-piercing bomb” fell between the stern of the Gneisenau and the side of the drydock and another (Continued on Page Three; Col. 5) _V Bomb Shelters Planned For U. S. Congressmen WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—W Senator Thomas (D-Okla) pro posed to the Senate today that surveys be made immediately for possible construction of air raid shelters on Capitol grounds. He introduced a resolution directing the capital architect to make the survey for shel ters accommodating Senators and Senate employes with “all possible safeguards.” Dramatic Visit Hints Major Consolidation Of Anti-Axis Forces British War Leader Guest Of President J Lord Beaverbrook, Technical Staff Also Join In Conversations ALL ALLIED NATIONS INCLUDED WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—(£>)—Prime Minister Wins ton Churchill, after a secret and history-malcing journey, arrived in Washington today, and tonight was closeted with President Roosevelt in the White House, discussing unified war plans to encompass “the deafeat of Hitlerism through out the world.” The daring trip by Britain s ro tund little fighting premier was announced by the White House, which said that Lord Beaverbrook. minister of supply, and a technical staff accompanied him. Just how he made the Journey was a military secret althoueh it was revealed that tne last leg, at least, was by air. He was met “at a nearby airport’ by President Roosevelt, and in fuli wartime se crecy was conducted to tne White House by the chief executive, him self, there to be the guest of Mr. Roosevelt. There was widespread specula tion that the confer ences would cover such question' as: Estab'ishment or a supreme command for the fighting forces of all of Hitler's oppon ents Establishment of a joint min istry of supply fbr all the armies In a statement, Pre"ident Roose velt said there was one primary objective, the defeat ol Hitlerism throughout the wotia in conver sations to be held during the next few days between President and prime Minister and tne respective staffs of the two countries. The statement said these con ferences should be regarded as pre'imina>y to further parleys which officially will ir elude Russia, China, The Netherlands and the British Dominions. “Tt is expected,” the President said, “that there will thus be evolv ed an over-all un’ty m the conduct of the war. Otne' nations will be asked to participate io the best of (Continued on Paso Two; Col. 2) -V Wife Of Wealthy Camp Davis Private Given Reno Court Divorce RENO, Nev., Dec. 22— (/P)—Mrs. Beverly Paterno was granted a di vorce here today from Pvt. Joseph Paterno, jr., New York real estate heir now at Camp Davis. She charged extreme cruelty. She told reporters that an out of-court settlement had been reach ed. whereby she was to receive $25,000 cash and $25,000 in stocks and bonds. OFF ON LEAVE CAMP DAVIS, Dec. 22.—Pvt. Jo seph Paterno, jr., was out of the camp on overnight pass tonight and could not be reached for com ment on his wife’s divorce, nor on reports in New York papers that he would be married to Miss Joyce Malloy Compton of New Haven, Conn., shortly. -V Marine’s Fiancee Dies In Statesville Wreck STATESVILLE, Dec. 22. — UP) — Miss Dorothy Neal, 24, of West Jef ferson, was killed tonight when the car in which she wag riding with her fiance, Corp. George McCon nell, U S.. Marine, turned over 10 miles north of here. Miss Neal and Corp. McConnell, 21, of near Mooresville, were to have been married tomorrow. Star-News Boys Receive Praise For High Defense Stamp Sales - K A message from the United States treasury department, praising the Star-News carrier-boys for “their timely campaign to sell defense stamps and bonds,” was read at the carriers’ annual Christmas banquet Monday night at the Cape Fear ho tel. Bruce B. Cameron, a guest at the banquet, read the congratulatory message. R. B. Page, publisher of the news papers, described the message as “the biggest compliment ever paid the Star-News.” The Star'-News carrier organization surpassed every other newspaper in the nation in per capita sales of defense stamps, PICTURE ON PAGE 3. including the Philadelphia Bulletin originator of the carrier boy-defense salesman idea. The carriers winning shiny new bicycles for the largest individual sales of stamps were Hardy Wessell, ■Jfews cancer. who sold 37,567; and Olin White, Star carrier, who sold 27,706 stamps. John L. Morris, another guest and speaker of the evening, praised the boys highly for their work. The Rev. Harvey W. Glazier, rec tor of the Church of the Good Shepherd, said grace and pronounc ed the benediction. Many other carriers were award ed honor shields for sales of large numbers of. stamps. The text of the message tom the (Continued on Page Xhrae: W S' ukati caimuiuii SIGNED INTO LAW Selective Service Starts Big Job Of Classifying 23 Million More Men WASHINGTON, Dec 22.—(A")— The drpft exp msion bill was signed into lav by President * Roosevelt today and Selective Service officials began a v i n g plans for ’•ogist.ering the 23,500, 000 men between 18 and 64, in clusive. They said the iren may be reg istered on severs dates, by age groups, rather than en masse. It was believed the first registration might be next month. Registrants between the ag-s of 20 and 44, inclusive, will be liable to mili tary service. Already, local Coards have been advised by Brig Gen I^ewis B, Hershey, national dralt director, (Continued on Pate Three; Col, 3) RED CROSS STARTS WAR RELIEF DRIVE Chairman Marshall Expects ‘Outstanding’ Report On Funds Tonight Alan A. Marshall, campaign di rector for the emergency Red Cross drive, which now is under way' to raise $15,000, said Monday night that the campaign had got off to a good start and it was ex pected that an "outstanding” re port would be made Tuesday. A large number of volunteer workers met in the assembly room of the Tide Water Power co. Mon day to receive final instructions from leaders before beginning the three-day campaign to raise this city’s quota of the National Red Cross war relief funds. ‘‘We want to emphasize once tio>e that this three day cam tiupn is entirely sepal Ue and dis tinct from the annual chapter roll call her.?,” Mr. Poisson said. "'.this campaign is for the na (Continued on Page Two; Col. 4) UAW Pledges Bonds To Replace ‘Arizona9 WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.— UFl — R. J. Thomas, president of the United Auto Workers, today pledg ed his 700,000 members in auto and aircraft industries to buy $50,000, 000 worth of Defense Bonds to re place the Battleship Arizona, sunk in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. A telegram from Thomas, made public by Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau, jr., said that the son of one of the UAW members went down on the Arizona and explained that the union was "answering that dastardly attack.” 2M0PP//VG D/iysiepr I mt£ YOUFOQGOmNMOmX JSuy Christmas Seals
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